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• Acting CFTC chair to join MoonPay after leaving agency
  The sole remaining CFTC commissioner, Caroline Pham, said earlier this year that she would leave the agency after the US Senate confirms a replacement. Caroline Pham, the acting chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will leave the financial regulator to join MoonPay, following the Senate confirmation of her successor.In a Wednesday X post, […]
• Ex-Alameda CEO won’t be spending the holidays in federal prison
  With about two months remaining until her expected release date, former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison has been transferred out of federal prison. Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research who pleaded guilty to charges related to her role in the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been transferred out of the Federal Correctional […]
• Price predictions 12/17: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH, HYPE, LINK
  Bitcoin and altcoin rallies are being capped by heavy selling near the intraday range highs, leading some analysts to revise their end-of-year price estimates. What do technical charts say? Key points:Bitcoin failed to hold above $90,000, indicating a lack of demand at higher levels.Several major altcoins started a recovery, but the higher levels attracted solid […]
• Binance mulls new US strategy, CZ potentially reducing stake: Report
  Binance exited the United States in 2019, and a separate company, Binance.US, has been serving US customers since that time. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is considering a strategic reshuffling to strengthen its presence in the US market, a move that could see Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s majority stake in […]
• Silvergate Bank lawsuit calls for FTX, Alameda clients to weigh in on $10M settlement
  More than 46,000 claimants could potentially receive a payout from a court-approved settlement involving the FTX-tied Silvergate Bank, which shuttered in 2023. One of the class-action lawsuits filed against the cryptocurrency-friendly Silvergate Bank in California is calling for claimants with ties to FTX or Alameda Research accounts.A group of investors asked Silvergate users who deposited […]
• Bitcoin tags $90K as crypto market spike liquidates $120M shorts
  Bitcoin took out liquidity at the Wall Street open as a move above $90,000 was followed by a snap retracement, liquidating late long and short entries. Bitcoin (BTC) returned to $90,000 after Wednesday’s Wall Street open as traders eyed vulnerable short positions.Key points:Bitcoin erases recent losses with a fresh trip to the $90,000 mark.Read more
• Kyrgyzstan’s USDKG shows how real-asset stablecoins are evolving in emerging markets
  Kyrgyzstan’s USDKG blends a USD peg with a gold reserve claim. Here’s what it signals for emerging markets and what to verify next. Kyrgyzstan has launched USDKG, a USD-pegged stablecoin that the project says is backed by physical gold rather than cash and short-term US Treasurys.The token was first deployed on Tron with a reported […]